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l- Wednesday. Dec. 27, 1967 The hrevepcrt Times HemisFair Landmark CITY Ark-La-Tex Girls Arrive srans L-BRIEFSJ Tower of the Americas Is Nearing Completion NORTH SHREVEPORT LION'S ixsrr I 'ton Ml CLUB-The Rev. R. L.

Clayton A Cl2iCttlll, will discuss "Shreveport 1968" at the North Shreveport Lions Club! MEMPHIS, Tenn. The Ark-noon meeting Thursday at two entries in the Shreveport 0 day Inn North. annual Maid of Cotton contest! Tire Appliance Co. arrived here yesterday amid a WESTERN ELECTRICjglittering round of parties and TOASTMASTERS New officers' dances. of the Western Electric Toast-j Although the festivities don't masters Club No.

565 fleeted actually begin until Thursday recent included J. 0.jjeanie Cobb of Ashdown, Donncll. president: J. R. Effer-'an(j Linda Schellack of Lake son and Crawford, vice Charles, were among the 17 presidents; D.

H. Ingland, secre- 0 a who arrived IB SAN ANTONIO (LTD The Tower of the Americas, the HemisFair landmark, is nearing completion. Fair spokesmen said yesterday the tower construction is a little behind schedule, but soon will be topped by a revolving restaurant and an observation tower that will extend 622 feet into the air. The addition of an antenna will stretch the building's height to 650 feet, making it the tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere. HemisFair is a $158 million project that will be the world's fair for 1968 the year San Antonio celebrates its 230th tary, and R.

O. Boykin, treasur grounds caused by downpours in early stages of construction were remedied by an interior road to facilitate traffic. No other weather problems were reported. Jerry Adams, assistant super-viser of the tower construction, said the top house restaurant and observation tower is suspended about 22 feet off the ground inside the tower walls and would be lifted to the top beginning in January. The "Long haul" is expected to take several weeks.

PERMANENT FIXTURES Other buildings under construction and on schedule are a federal building, civic center, a building to house the state Institute of Texas Culture and a woman's pavilion. All of these buildings, in addition to a er. here early and began the tough job of always being their smiling hpst. LIONS-Fourth District Rep. TU -4 Tn Wnrtnnnn.

tU. 1 UUO Ul VUUUII Will UC itfSWrf ft selected late Friday. The winner nnuSnSL5 succeed Miss Georgia Kay tlMnTiSvBrce of Gastonia, C. and in the Washington Youree Hotel I -u will start immediatelv her EVERY RCA WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCE SOLD HAS TFUll YEAR FREE PARTS LABOR SERVICE on Crystal Ballroom. He will review the past session of Congress.

worldwide tour as the cotton industry's goodwill ambassador. The first full-fledged pageant IMTMllTflM event on the schedule will be a Drug. Fur special luncheon, at noon Thurs- 111 rt 1 1 1 1 frj "I fay. ah i gins win appear on I llPltsi lOnPfl'an hour-long television show that The fair is on about 93 acres of land in downtown San Antonio. The theme is "The Confluence ofj Civilization? of the Americas." The fair will be open for six' months after the April 6 opening; date.

ABOUT ON SCHEDULE Except for the tower, all other! buildings on the fair grounds are! on schedule for completion in; April, spokesmen said. Muddy I At Marshall of honor at a formal dinner-' dance Thursday night. 1 A gala, climaxing the two-day parkland and skynde will be permanent fixtures on the San Antonio skyline after the fair. Pavilions for 25 participating foreign countries also are nearly completed along with buildings constructed by 18 private exhibitors. Advance ticket sales have begun at fair headquarters in San Antonio.

I BULLETIN 0100171 WE BOUGHT THE DISTRIB- II I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I MARSHALL, Tex. Marshall contest, is set after the judging police late Tuesday were contin- Friday night and will serve as uing investigation of two city'tne nrst salute to the newly; burglaries committed over the' named winner. The new Maid of Christmas weekend in which Cotton will be presented with her intruders made off with overl gift during the gala, a silver $10,000 in skins and furs and an 'bowl from the officers and A directors of the Memphis Cotton Hurricane Beulah Named Top Texas Story of 1967 undetermined amount of narcotics. Burglars stole more than $10,000 in mink and furs at the Joe Weisman Co. Department Store.

The largest burglary in the city's history, according to IUTOR'S FLOOR SAMPLES i I II II AND STANDING STOCK AT I a II GIANT REDUCTIONS. NOW I YOU CAN BUY THE AP- I PLIANCE OR TV YOU'VE WANTED AND AT TRULY I AMAZING SAVINGS! WE I I I I IbA CANNOT OFFER THESE VAL- UES AGAIN WHEN PRES- I I HI PI I 1 11 f-1 ENT SUPPLY IS GONE. WE I It1 URGE YOU NOT TO MISS I I un the investigation detective. Others rounding out the top 10 were the collapse of the fortune-on-loan of Ernest and Margaret Medders, 121 votes; the legisla United Press International Hurricane Beulah, which turned much of the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas into a Carnival. The new Maid of Cotton will make her first formal appearance as the industry's representative at the Cotton Bowl football game Monday afternoon in Dallas.

Course Open For Graduate Engineering tive battle over liquor-by-the lake and converted some coastal! drink. 109 votes; the Rio Grande 1 11 i i- Days irom sauwaier 10 iresnwa- valley tarm organizing marcn, ter in her devastating swipe, voles. the final closeout of the was named top Texas story ofirjhamizal zone dispute on the Rio flranHfi at El Paso. 55 votes: the vouth in Georgetown who killed In the second burglary, police were summoned shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday to Gibson's Discount Store where it was reported that a pharmacy safe had been burglarized of narcotics.

The burglary of the department store, was reported to police by the store manager Martin Weisman Hirsch shortly before noon Monday. Police believe the burglary of the department store took place during Christmas Eve. Officers said the burglars apparently entered the store by prying open a rear door on the his parents and sister, 50 votes. 19C7 Tuesday by editors in a United Press International poll. All but two editors responding to the UPI poll picked the hurricane as the biggest story of the year.

The other two first-place votes went to Gov. John Connally's announcement that he Registration in programs lead-; ing to master's d-egrees in engineering offered jointly by Louisiana State University and Louisiana Tech, will be held at I LING GETS VOTE Other stories that received votes included Dallas financing hi mKW" ft Pm fn. fnnrth form WlZafO Jim UIHg dllU I1U Jan. 15, 6 p.m. in the Science Lecture Auditorium at LSU-Shreveport.

1 "umu tempts to acquire more compa- BEULAH TOPS COUNT nies Houston's Roy Hofheinz and On a point system based on I his acquisition of a famous votes for first through 10th place, circus, the plane crash at a TOWER OF THE AMERICAS Hearing Completion north side of the building They said the burglar s' 'J smashed a rear door on a fur rcl at LSU or to graduate Heuian goi 2x1 points, connauy 1 uauas scnooi, me cuiuacK 01 announcement was in second; space agency money, the little Tech. eirl who fell in a well at Votaw nlace with 226 votes Stolen, according to store Persons not already admitted officials, were 20 mink stoles and Also the changes in the Universl tv nf Texas svstem. the treat The editors pick for third was the city optional per cent sales Mrs. Randol Rites lo Be In Gibsland jackets with a wholesale value of of. the graduate schools $10,985.

One stole was recovered shou Admissions, Office ment at Houston of Alabama Gov. Lurleen Wallace, the Wes- of the Registrar, LSU, Baton outside the store on the ground tpp firm's difficulties in Houston the space cabin simulator fire in where police said it had apparently been dropped by the burglars. tax, approved by the legislature and then by scores of cities and towns. Editors polled by UPI nearly tied the votes for the fourth place story. The death of Jack Ruby, who killed presidential Rouge, or Admissions.

Schools and Colleges Services, Louisiana Tech, Ruston. The course which will be offered is Electrical Engineering San Antonio, the Ft. Wolters storm that damaged hundreds of helicopters. Mrs. Aeolian "Hun" Baker Randol, 65, of 14714 E.

Egan, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in Highland Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Randol had been a Also, the political tug-of-war between Connally and Lt. Gov.

assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, got 154 votes and the riots at Texas 1 CTT IU tills lulil Southern University in Houston, Preston Smith and House Speak-in which a policeman was killed, er Ben Barnes and the construe-got 150 votes, good for fifth. tion work on HemisFair. resident of Shreveport for the Final 1967 Annexation Given Okay 288, "Electromagnetic Theory and Techniques" and will be worth three semester hours credit. It is described in the LSU; catalog as "Electromagnetic theory applied to the study of radio propagation, wave guides, antennas, microwave devices, circuits and microwave systems." The course will be taught by Dr. Leonard C.

Adams, head of past 30 years and was a native of Mount Lebanon. She was the daughter of the late Wimberly and Fannie Ratcliff Baker, early Editors Select Connally Top Newsmaker of 1967 settlers ot Bienville raish. Mrs. Randol was a Baptist. She is survived by her husband, J.

P. Randol of Shreveport: three nieces, Mrs. Mary Francis Merritt of Gibsland, the Department of Electrical 1 The Shreveport City Council Others who got votes for "man Engineering at LSU. He will present the course in a manner interesting to various fields of engineering, including mechanical, petroleum and chemical. Mrs.

Elizabeth Noel of Natchitoches and Mrs. Patsy Baker 12' 2-Door REFRIGERATOR 'fJ-fn Automatic Defrost fe25SL' Magnetic Gasket' illlii' Rotary Compressor NjJIJi5 modei erthd I No Money Down W.T. 6 NO INTEREST 8 Holley of Damascus, four nephews, Holstun Baker Gantt, United Press International AUSTIN Texas editors responding to a United Press International poll left little doubt who the "Man of the Year" was in Texas news Gov. John fnnnallv. of the year" included Ernest Medders, once North Texas' top party-giver and now bankrupt after borrowing millions; James Ling, Dallas industrialist and financier with his eye on some Houston, Keith Baker, Forest Baker and James Baker.

Funeral arrangements are un big acquisitions: President John All but seven voles for lhejSon the Texan most in tne eye of distinction went to Connally, the WOrt) and us Scn Jonn dominant figure in many ot tnciTower R.xex. gave final approval yesterday to the annexation of the area between North Market Street and Grimmett Drive south of 12 Mile Bayou. Unopposed, that action brought 89 acres of new area into the city in the final annexation of 1967. In other business of the brief and routine session, the council voted final passage for the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission's 1968 budget; awarded contracts for water purification chemicals for 1968 and awarded the contract to the Shreveport Journal to serve as the city's public printer for 1968. The contracts were awarded on the basis of bids submitted at the previous council session.

There also was routine authorization for public bondsmen for the first quarter of 1968, and there were two plat acceptances. 'PP. nes "ones 111 some editors' comment about during p(. their choice of Connally included "No invidividual In the lhpnlIirhnllt der direction of Conger's Funeral Home, Arcadia, and services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Gibsland Baptist Church conducted by the Rev.

Larry Joiner. Burial will be in Mount Lebanon Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Johnson Merritt, Elland Howell, Reginald Hightower, Reece Van Hooser, Spec Sherrill and James figured in as many of the topi "newsmaker of the year- news SlOriCS we a u.u, 'th-plpcs Wnfinn In Iho Mrs. Murphy Rites to Be Held Today Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Jackson, for Mrs.

Edna Murphy, 90, of Jackson, who died at 9:30 p.m. Monday in Olive Garden Nursing Home here after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Murphy was a native of Woodville, and had been a resident of Jackson for 70 years. She was an attendant at the State Hospital in Jackson for many years.

Mrs. Murphy had been a 350 Lb. Zero FREEZER Porcelain Interiors Rotary Compressor Magnetic Gasket fnnnallv." one editor wrote development of tourism in Texas and great job of public relations for Texas," and "continued to be the most dominating personality "The mark left on Texas by Connally this year is second to none his personal guidance of the slate disaster forces during MODEL ECH 10 No Money Down iin Texas politics. Reulah his acquiescence on $1 KQ95 LIKE A GENIUS 6 MOS. NO INTEREST W.T.

The editor who chose Ernest Medders said he did so, "be cause he took advantage of the perennial idea that you can get something for nothing and made it work longer than the average individual could get by with." TV Mrs. Jimes, Ex-Dietitian Rites Todav the city sales tax, which cleared the way for passage and his efforts on 'liquor by the jigger' which will pave the way for final adoption before the end of this decade." BEN BARNES SECOND House Speaker Ben Barnes, considered by some to be a sho-in in some near-future year as governor, and Roy Hofheinz, who acquired several big amusement and sports properties in 1967, came in second in the balloting for man of the year. in The votes for Hofheinz were explained with such comment as UJJU 00 Realtor Dies At Alexandria ALEXANDRIA Funeral services were held Tuesday for James Newton Chambers, known throughout Louisiana as the "Dean of Louisiana Realtors." Chambers, 90, who had lived in Alexandria since 1902, died Sunday. He had been in the real estate business since 1925, and retired last Jan. 1.

Chambers was chosen "Realtor of the Year" by the National Association of Real Estate Board, the Louisiana Association of Real Estate Boards and the Alexandria Realtors' Board. resident of Shreveport at the nursing home for about six months. She is survived by one Holcombe Murphy of Jackson; two nieces, Mrs. Joe Cleveland of Shreveport and Mrs. Robert; Ball, Long Beach, one! nephew, DeWitt Demaree of; Longview, and a number of: grandchildren.

Local funeral arrangements are under direction of Osborn Funeral Home and services will be in Jackson Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Jackson! Cemetery under direction of Charlet Funeral Home of 3-Cycle WASHER 3 Water Selectors 2 Water Levels Vi H.P. Motor Barnes is running for lieutenant governor. Hofheinz is the chief tenant of Houston's Astrodome. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

at Rose-Neath Funeral Home for Mrs. Jessie Goldie Jimes, 72, 1639 Alma who died Tuesday at 6:10 a.m. at Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Jimes had lived in Shreveport for 57 years and was a dietitian at Confederate Memorial Hospital.

She was a native of Searcy, and a Baptist. (jjj No Money Down MODE IRB450 159 "he has moved ahead in several fields and, on the surface, seems to have welfare of state and its people in mind." One editor said Hofheinz deserved the choice "for publicizing Texas and bringing Texans things all of us can enjoy." Johnson is "the most prominent Texan in the world," one editor said. The choice of Tower was explained, "for his steady rise in national prominence." Barnes, one editor said, should get the nod for his "leadership in politics and government." Ling is a "fantastic financial genius, recognized nationwide," one editor said. 6 MOS. NO INTEREST Mrs.

Kendall Services Arc To Be Today Surviving are one daughter, Miss Rosie M. Jimes of Shreveport; one son, Arthur II. Marlowe of Shreveport; four sisters, i mm Mrs. W. P.

Baillio of Alexandria, Mrs. J. W. Courtney of Bossier City and Mrs. P.

A. Shipp and Police Charge Two Motorists Shreveport and Bossier City police arrested one motorist each yesterday and charged him with driving while intoxicated. Sam Hearne, 45, of 309 W. 75th was booked at 8:45 a.m. in Bossier City on a second count of Mrs.

Edith Corothers, both of Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Mrs. Lucille Belcher Kendall, 85, of 424 Dudley Drive, who died at 7:10 a.m. Monday at her residence after W. D. Ilolloway ft 1 All Porcelain Spill Guard Top STOVE Easy Glide Oven Racks $1 OQ95 No Money Down driving while intoxicated.

In Airman Is Shot In Bus Terminal A member of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base was listed in fair condition last night at the base hospital following surgery for a bullet wound he suffered early yesterday. Shreveport police said they found the airman, Albert F. Penny, lying on the floor of the waiting room in the Trailways Bus terminal around 3:30 a.m. He suffered a gunshot wound in the abdomen. Officers said witnesses related that he shot himself.

He was taken immedately to the base hospital by Ambulance Service. Mrs. Kendall was a native ofe.VlceS lOUaV Bossier Parish and has been a resident ot Shreveport for 65 Funera years. She was a mmber 0f Hollowayi 70. who died Fairfield Presbyterian aurch Vptpran.

Shreveport, Joseph H. Lattier, Shreveport; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Officiating for the funeral rites will be the Rev. A. J.

Chandler, pastor of Swan Lake Baptist Church of Bossier City, and the Rev. Tommy H. Marlowe, pastor of the Syrna Baptist Church, Syrna. Pallbearers will be Richard E. Blake, Willard B.

Phillips, Robert Courtney, Mike Marlowe, Richard Marlowe and Robert 43, of 4753 Westwood Park was booked at the police station at Mrs Kendall was a descendant Administration Hospital, will be Iuwt. 6 Mqs. NO INTEREST of a prominent Bossier Parish family and was the widow of at 2 p.m. today at Rose-Neath Fu- RRU5500 Similqr To lllust. Mr.

Heidt Kendall, a Shreveport Mnanipf nff- 6:15 p.m. Charged Monday in Shreveport with driving while intoxicated and without a license was Sam Jackson, Negro, 26, of 1513la Murphy St. He was booked at Follow the Ark-La-Tex Appliance Leader Ill dating. Burial will be in Plain Deal oilman. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Mrs.

Ruth M. Kendall nf Shrevpnnrt: a niece. Mrs. Jack mariowe. Burial win be in Centuries Memorial Park.

ing Cemetery. A resident of 1008 Ronald I Bossier City, Mr. Ilolloway hadi 8:45 p.m. Booked at 10:05 p.m. Monday on a driving while! intoxicated count was Arthur L.l Moore, Negro, 29, of 1948 Ashton St.

lived in the Bossier City area most of his life. He was a na-j tive of Waldo, a World i War 1 veteran, retired elcctri-j SHREVEPORT TIRE APPLIANCE CO. 5422 Mansfield Rd. Phone 631-0253 R. Smith of St.

Paul, and a number of cousins. Services Wednesday will be at 10 a.m. in Osborn Funeral Home with the Rev. McNair Smith, pastor of Fairfield Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Vmce Doyle, Robert Belcher, C. I. Motes, Joe Matt Alexander, Stanley A. Watson and Bill Deane. NEW RIO BRIDGE RIO DE JANEIHO, Brazil (AP) The government has annoucned plans lo build a six-mile, $76-million bridge by 1971 across Guanabara Bay between Rio de Janeiro and the residential suburb of Niteroi.

Forty per cent of Niteroi's workers commute to Rio on ferries or by a long route around the bay. CRIME RATE STABLE TOKYO (AP) The num-BER of crimes committed in Japan this year up to De. 25 was 1,446,229. about the same as last year, police reported. They said there were 580,463 thefts, down slightly from a year ago, and 10,720 murders and other "brutal crimes," down seven per cent, i SATELLITE LAUNCHED MOSCOW (Reuters' Russia Tuesday launched the 197th in its Cosmos series of unmanned scientific research satellites, the Tass News Agency reported, local student-1 cian and member of the Church of the Nazarene.

Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Sadie L. Cook of Bossier City, Mrs. C. D.

Green of Benton, and Mrs. Mac Murphy of Fresno, Calif,.